Figure 1.
The main steps in the MDA programme.
Figure 1 presents the component activities of the MDA process. Activities mainly occurring in the first year are shown as well as annual activities.
Table 1.
Roles and responsibilities in the Niger schistosomiasis and STH MDA.
Table 2.
Discounted economic cost of the MDA programme for April 2004 to March 2006 in 4 districts (2005 prices).
Table 3.
Annual economic cost of the MDA programme in four districts (2005 prices).
Figure 2.
2004/05 Variable costs by activity in 4 districts (2005 prices).
Total variable cost was $51,970 in the 4 districts. This includes start up costs involving advocacy, the prevalence baseline, development of IEC materials and establishing monitoring sites. At sub district level, planning and organisation is undertaken at the same time as training.
Figure 3.
2005/06 Variable costs by activity in 4 districts (2005 prices).
Total variable cost was $40,318 in the 4 districts. At sub district level, planning and organisation is undertaken at the same time as training. Compared with the previous year, 25% more people were treated.
Table 4.
Programme and government MDA costs (2004/06) allocated by cost category.
Table 5.
Characteristics and cost of community and school based delivery in 4 districts 2005/06.
Table 6.
Cost per infection of schistosomiasis averted for children and adults in four districts of Niger.
Table 7.
Comparison of MDA costs of three vertical helminth control programmes in Sub Saharan Africa.